Tag: mercy
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Caught in Between
I sit on the edge of my footstool and look out into a frigid dawn. My phone app says 11 below. I can feel the frost. It’s trying to seep through the tiniest cracks in the window and under the blanket I put across my lap. Condensation has collected at the bottom of the pane…
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Longing
We long … Longing for the earth to release her beauty in spring. Longing for coolness and shade on a sun-scorched summer’s day. Longing for the harvest to ripen in fall. Longing for snow to cover the gray earth in winter. Longing again for the last snow to melt. We go on longing and seeking.…
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Of Mercy and Discipline
There are few questions I despise. One of them is, “Do you know how fast you were going, ma’am?” I knew I was busted. He was nicely tucked in at the bottom of the hill. As soon as I passed him, he pulled out. With my eyes glued to my review mirror, I was hoping…